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Basic Code Enforcement Exam
Part 1 Prep 2026/2027 | TXDOH /
TEEX / TDLR Study Guide
True/False:The State of Texas defines a code officer as an agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code enforcement. - correct answer - TRUE The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer-in-training as:A) An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has three months or more of experience in the field of code enforcementB) An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code enforcementC) An enforcement agentD) An agent of this state or political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has less than one year of experience in the field of code enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code Enforcement Officer. - correct answer - D The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________ and ___________ required to be a code enforcement officer.A) ability; accuracyB) efficiency; attitudeC) age; IQD) knowledge; skills - correct answer - D
What is another hat or duty that a code enforcement officer may wear?A) Health/Building OfficialB) Fire FighterC) Social WorkerD) Animal ControlE) Police/Law InterpreterF) All of the Above - correct answer - F Cities or towns can become home rule charters at a population of ________ by a vote of the citizens.A) 5,000B) 3,000C) 10,000D) 4,000 - correct answer - A The _______ amendment deals with illegal search and seizure and generally prohibits the search and seizure of any property unless a warrant has been issued.A) 1stB) 4thC) 10thD) 14th - correct answer - B How may a potential juror be excused from serving?A) When composing a venire, that potential juror is found not to speak, read, or write the English language?B) When composing a venire, the potential juror is late.C) When composing a venire, the potential juror is under 21 years old.D) The juror is denied the privilege of asking questions. - correct answer - A The City of Galveston, Texas first officially adopted the commission form of local government in ________.A) 1944B) 1926C) 1901D) 1902 - correct answer - C The Council Manager form of government was officially adopted in 1912 in _________ and ____________.A) 1914 in San Diego, California & 1915 in Santa Monica, CaliforniaB) 1912 in Sumpter, South Carolina & in 1914 in Dayton, OhioC) 1926 in Galveston, Texas & 1932 in Corpus Christi, TexasD) 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa & 1914 in Kansas City, Kansas - correct answer - B
_________ ___________ are a set of private, multi-party contracts created for the benefit of residents of a specific subdivision.A) Deed RestrictionsB) Policies DocumentC) Subdivision RulesD) Code of Ordinances - correct answer - A Before the city council of a home rule city may adopt a general zoning scheme, the city must appoint a _________ ______________ to study the relevant issues and recommend the original zoning district boundaries and regulations.A) Engineering FirmB) City CouncilC) Board or AdjustmentsD) Zoning Commission - correct answer - D The board of ___________________ is empowered to grant a variance from certain provisions of the zoning ordinance when literal enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship, the variance is not contrary to public interest, and the spirit of the ordinance is maintained.A) housing and developmentB) engineersC) adjustmentsD) economical development - correct answer - C What are the two types of zoning?A) Standard or Euclidean (performance) zoningB) Residential or Commercial zoningC) Commerical or Standard zoningD) Euclidean (performance) and Residential zoning - correct answer - A What does zoning regulate?A) Commercial PropertyB) Land-useC) Code EnforcementD) Urban Planning - correct answer - B The board of adjustment has exclusive jurisdiction over which three zoning issues?A) land-use, property lines, and easementsB) covenants, ordinances, and urban planningC) variances, special exceptions, appeals from decisions from admin personnelD) residential, commercial, and industrial zoning - correct answer - C
What is a signed, written agreement between two or more parties to perform some action?A) Polices DocumentB) CovenantC) AgreementD) Contract - correct answer - B A home occupation is defined as the partial use or dwelling unit for commercial or nonresidential uses by a resident, which is __________ and _____________ to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes.A) not zoned; illegalB) illegal; additionalC) unreliable; unnecessaryD) subordinate; incidental - correct answer - D Courts have consistently prohibited home-based business when the commercial activity became the ____________ use of the dwelling.A) DominantB) MinimalC) OnlyD) Partial - correct answer - A
